000 FZNT24 KNHC 140144 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON DEC 13 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE THU...AND EXTEND FROM 30N85W TO 21N98W BY SAT MORNING...AND FROM 30N83W TO 18N95W BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 13 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 13 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 13 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N AND 11 TO 15 FT S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N THROUGHOUT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW NORTH OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS